Area Co-ordinators Finance Report

Discretionary budget finance report

 

The Area Panel discretionary budget serviced three Area Panel meetings, which took place in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 07/08.  The panel have also granted funds to community groups for several successful events, notably at Broomhill Festival, Lynwood Gardens, Stavely Road Community Garden and Sharrow Festival through Broomhall Forum.  Running costs in Q1 and Q2 have included photocopying charges, transport, refreshments at Area Panel and Roadshow meetings.

 

Please see below for a cost summary for Q1 and Q2 of 07/08:

 

 

The panel has committed funds for three further Area panel meetings and three Roadshows, including the Special Conservation Roadshow recently held at Broomhill Methodist Church, for which the premises are yet to be paid for.  Costs for these events include refreshments and transport, which come under running costs.  Publicity is the production and distribution of leaflets to ensure attendance at the upcoming November panel meeting in Dalton Court and the panel meeting in Central Ward in March.  The forecast includes an event in Nether Edge, which the panel has not yet paid for.  The Community Chest has a total pot of £2000 and the panel will be asked to decide which community groups should receive these funds. 

 

Please see below for a forecast summary for Q3 and Q4 of 07/08:

 

 

Looking at the table below, there is £4580.55 available to spend from the discretionary budget. 

 

 

Environmental budget finance report

 

The panel paid for a much needed dog bin at Baron Street during Quarter 1. In Quarter 2, leaflet distribution costs of £50 from the panel contributed to a successful BOYR day.  The majority of the Environmental budget has so far gone on Area Action Officer and Lengsthmen additional hours.  Both of these were agreed by the Panel at the start of the current three-year LAP. 

 

Cost breakdown can be seen below:

 

 

Looking at the cost forecast below, the panel decided to contribute £8,000 to a tree audit in the Area Panel area at the September Area Panel meeting.  The tree audit will be the first of its kind in the country and the long-term aim is to plan for tree preservation and replacement of mature trees. 

 

The panel will support four BOYR days and contribute £50 each for leaflet distribution at three other BOYR days in the area, bringing the total cost of BOYR days to £4,410.  Spring and summer planting will take place in Broomhill and Nether Edge and £200 has been contributed for plants to Staveley Road Community Garden, which lies in the Central ward.  The benches have been installed by the Greenwatch project working with young people.

 

The panel cost forecast for 07/08 can be seen below:

 

 

Looking at the table below, there is £956.38 of the Environmental budget available to spend in 07/08.